Perfect as a specimen plant or for hedges and screens
It is self-pollinated but its crop is better if cross-pollinated with varieties that bloom at the same time
slightly alkaline to neutral
not fissured and corky as the species
Corylus avellana 'Scooter' | Dwarf Corkscrew Hazel Scooter - 70-80cm, 5lt Trees Perfect as a specimen plantCorylus avellana 'Scooter' is a small, compact, rounded, deciduous shrub with distinctive twisted, corkscrew branches and round, curled, green leaves that turn pale yellow in autumn. Long, yellow catkins hang from bare branches in late winter and early spring. Corylus avellana 'Scooter' can tolerate most soil types, but grows best in fertile, slightly alkaline, moist, well drained soils. It prefers full sun to partial shade. It is very resistant to